The Outsider (2014 film)

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The Outsider
The Outsider.jpg
DVD cover
Directed byBrian A. Miller
Written byBrian A. Miller
Story by Craig Fairbrass
Produced byPhilip B. Goldfine
Christine Holder
Mark Holder
Starring
CinematographyEduardo Enrique Mayén
Edited byBob Mori
Music by Patrick Savage
Holeg Spies
Production
companies
  • Oak Street Films
  • Zero Gravity Management
Release date
  • February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Outsider is a 2014 American action crime drama film directed by Brian A. Miller and written by Craig Fairbrass. The film stars Craig Fairbrass, James Caan, Shannon Elizabeth, Jason Patric, Melissa Ordway, and Johnny Messner.

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Plot

An investigation of a dead daughter begins when a military contractor Lex Walker (Craig Fairbrass) arrives in Los Angeles and he finds the body is not his daughter's. Lex Walker, a British mercenary battling in Afghanistan who drops everything to hurry to Los Angeles when he is informed that his daughter Samantha, who he has not seen in many years, has been found dead. When he arrives at the morgue to identify the body, he is for some reason unsurprised to discover that it is not hers. So he begins a one-man investigation into her whereabouts, trailed by the suspicious detective (Jason Patric) assigned to the case. He soon makes his way to Samantha's boss, Karl Schuster (James Caan), the millionaire CEO of a high-tech company who offers sympathy but little help. It quickly becomes obvious that Schuster is hiding something, since he displays no hesitation about shooting one of his henchmen to death in his own office. Aided by a sexy barmaid (Shannon Elizabeth) enticed by his offer of a $10,000 finder's fee, the take-no-prisoners Lex sets out getting to the bottom of the mystery, beating up or shooting the myriad human obstacles who get in his way. It all leads to his discovery of a massive identity-theft scheme engineered by Schuster about which Lex's very much alive daughter (Melissa Ordway) has the goods.

Cast

In July 2014, star Craig Fairbrass and director Brian Miller sued the film's producers, including both their managers, for non-payment of deferred fees. [1]

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References

  1. "British TV Star Sues Hollywood Managers".